Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-11-18
County Commissioners.

The board of county commissioners met
at their office here on Tuesday for the purpose
of adjusting and settling all outstanding road
accounts for the road season just closed. The
supervisors were all present with their reports
which were passed upon and approved. as were
also several bills from private parties who had
performed road service. The amounts were
not paid, however, as some Of the collectors
who still owe balances on the road levy for
1886 failed to put in An appearance and settle
up this account rs they were expected to do
The bills were b Id over until next Tuesday,
when the present board will meet again, prob
ably for the last time, and on which day 1t is
expect ted the collectors will settle, and all ac-
counts for road work already performed be
paid in full. At the meeting on Tuesday the
BOARD ordered the cancellation Of boad No.
of the Current Expense Loan" for 81 900,
and held ~ Mr. John B. Lyon. thus reducing
the bonded debt of the county by that amount.
The money to make this CANCELLATION possible
vas received from A. C. Montgomery, one OF
the old col ec,ors who still owed large bal
ance to the county. This last act OF the old
board is n graceful and wise one and is but An
other svideace of their interest and zeal in the
public welfare Of our county. Ii is expected
that the new board will have received their
commissioners bv next Tuesday and will he
duly ssora in. whaa they will also att I'D 1T
the meeting on that day and receive from their
predecessors the books and all documents per.
tanning TO the management Of public Affairs in
the commissioners office.
For New and Stylish Winter Millinery.
call at Mrs. A. Quenzel.
Worth Investigation.
DR.. William Lee, secretary Of the State
lunacy commission, whose duty it is 10 visit
the various almshouses of the State and report
on the condition of the inmates and the conduct
of the institution, paid his annual visi, to our
county last week. We accompanied the Doctor
TO the almshouse when be made bis investisa-
tons and we're much grati6ed at the praise he
bestowed on the clearly condition and on the
able manag ement of our institution. The Doctor
stated that our house compared favor.bly with
any Similar lpSttuton IN Tue State ANU WIS
far ahead Of many of them. and that he WAS
glad 10 be able to make this statement IN his
coming report. He found one feeble mi ndsi
person in the institution in Mrs Sarah Jenkin.,
and one child " HON he said should not be con-
Eued there, as u recent act of the Gen, raj A.
sembly prohibits the caring for children 10
public almshousrs, but that the State bad pro-
vided n separate institution in Baltimore city
Tor their maintenance. DR. Lee also laid before
as plan lie had submitted TO the authorities of
several cou he bad visited providing for the
care OF chronic cases of insanity now confined
in the various insane AS, luns. He stated that
zach county bad sIca cases 10 these its.s
y ho were not .ngerous and " no could be cared
or at the almshou.e at much less expense 10 the
counties than a the as, lumS. His pas as TO
make m addition 10 the .lDshouses ard keep
these patients Separate from the sane p.uPers.
he stated that his plan had been adopted 10
Talbot county, and the authorities there found
hat the cost Of caring tor thu IN Was only Sos
per espita as against $3.50 that is paid Ihe ssy-
ums II is on the incur.ble tut harmless
Cases that be would have re moved. .aod be states
mat the plan was suggested to him by the
managing physician Of Spring Grove as, lun.
matter may be worth Investigation by our
county authorities